Quality Manager

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Quality Manager Job Description

The Quality Manager provides leadership and strategic direction for all quality assurance, quality control, and special-process compliance functions at the company. This role ensures that all components—including those formed via metal spinning, sheet hydro forming, machining, laser cutting, and welding—meet strict aerospace and defense requirements. The Quality Manager oversees the Quality Management System (QMS), manages audits, leads continuous improvement, and partners closely with Engineering, Production, and customers to ensure world‑class precision and reliability.

• Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 and AS9100‑certified Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure adherence to all procedural, documentation, and configuration management standards.
• Manage special‑process compliance for NADCAP‑certified laser and welding operations, including audit readiness, corrective action management, and process control.
• Oversee internal audits, supplier audits, and customer audits, and lead root cause corrective actions using structured methodologies.
• Oversee incoming, in‑process, and final inspection activities for components formed through metal spinning, hydro forming, machining, laser trimming, and welding.
• Develop inspection methodologies for exotic alloys and complex aerospace geometries.
• Ensure alignment of inspection processes with customer specifications, drawings, GD&T requirements, and quality clauses.
• Partner with Engineering and R&D during project planning, prototyping, tooling development, and process qualification to ensure manufacturability and compliance.
• Collaborate with Production to monitor process capability, reduce variation, and prevent non‑conformance in forming, machining, and welding workflows.
• Support Operations Excellence initiatives leveraging the company’s integrated systems to drive quality visibility and traceability.
• Serve as the primary quality representative for aerospace, defense, and power generation customers.
• Lead customer quality reviews, provide technical responses to corrective actions, and ensure transparent and proactive communication.
• Evaluate and improve supplier quality performance, particularly for finishing or specialty processes sourced via approved vendors.
• Lead initiatives to improve First Pass Yield (FPY), reduce scrap/rework, and enhance process robustness across forming, machining, and welding.
• Implement quality metrics, trend analysis, and risk‑based quality planning aligned with aerospace expectations.
• Introduce training programs that elevate company‑wide quality awareness and discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5–10+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated precision manufacturing quality management.
• Deep understanding of AS9100, ISO 9001, and NADCAP special processes (laser, welding).
• Experience with complex metal forming and fabrication processes (e.g., spinning, hydro forming, machining, welding, laser cutting) and exotic alloys.
• Proficiency with GD&T, root cause analysis tools (8D, 5‑Why, Fishbone), PPAP/FAI, and inspection systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional coordination skills.
• 7+ years of Quality Engineering and 1+ year of Quality Management experience.
• Experience leading internal audits, supplier audits, and customer audits; lead root‑cause corrective actions (RCCA) with hands‑on experience.

• Experience working with GE Aerospace, Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney is nice to have.
• Knowledge of ERP systems is desirable.

The Quality Manager will have 2 direct reports in the quality team and will be a part of the leadership team at the company to ensure the core departments collaborate around improvement areas and upcoming work. The company is small, with 35 employees, experiencing growth, and the business is strong.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Brazil, IN.

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $52.00/hr.

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